Core Values

• Professionalism: The Teachers’ Council of Malawi upholds professionalism as a cornerstone of its operations. This entails maintaining exemplary standards of conduct among teachers, embodying integrity, and adhering to ethical principles in all interactions with teachers and stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Collaboration is central to the ethos of the Teachers’ Council of Malawi, as it collaborates with stakeholders to enhance teaching practices, facilitate knowledge and resource sharing, and provide support for teachers in their professional growth.
• Respect: The Teachers’ Council of Malawi regards respect for teachers and all stakeholders as fundamental. It fosters a culture of respect, inclusivity, and diversity in all engagements.
• Equity and Inclusion: Equity and inclusion are deeply valued by the Teachers’ Council of Malawi. It endeavors to establish a conducive and supportive working environment where every teacher has equal opportunities for success.
• Transparency and Accountability: The Teachers’ Council of Malawi prioritizes transparency and accountability in its actions and decisions. It holds itself responsible for its professional conduct and the outcomes of its endeavors.
• Trust: Trust is esteemed by the Teachers’ Council of Malawi as a vital component of its relationships with teachers and the public. This value underscores the council’s commitment to leading in professional matters, fostering public confidence in teachers, thereby enhancing their dedication to their roles, active participation in school initiatives, and collaboration with peers.
• Care: The Teachers’ Council of Malawi values care, which entails understanding and empathizing with the values and circumstances of teachers. This value underscores the council’s responsibility to nurture a supportive environment where teachers can flourish personally and professionally.

Powers of the Council

For the better performance of its functions, the Council shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, shall have the following power:

• To remove from or restore to the Register any name which has been recommended as such by the Government Teaching Service Commission or any employer.
• To acquire, hire or dispose of property, borrow money on security of assets of the Council, accept any donation or accept and administer any trust.
• To consider any matter affecting the teaching profession and make representations thereon to the Minister or take such action in connection therewith as the Council may consider necessary.
• Upon application by any person, to recognize any qualification held by that person, whether such qualification has been obtained in Malawi or elsewhere, as being equal, either wholly or in part to any prescribed qualifications, whereupon such person shall, to the extent to which the qualifications have been so recognized, be deemed to hold such prescribed qualifications.
• To perform such other functions as may be prescribed or assigned to the Council by the Minister.
• Generally, to do such things as the Council deems necessary or expedient to achieve the object of this Act.

Functions of the Council

The Council shall be the sole registering authority of all persons required to be registered or licensed as teachers under this Act and shall have the following functions:

• To establish and maintain, in such form as it thinks fit, a Register of Teachers and a Roll of Licensed teachers.
• To take part in all matters affecting the education and training of teachers.
• To advise the Minister on any matter falling within the scope of this Act.
• To promote professional and ethical standards in the teaching profession.
• To communicate to the Minister any information acquired by the Council relating to matters of education in general and teacher education in particular.